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Justice
Prison deaths escalate
Following the doubling of the number of deaths in Northern Ireland prison custody to six between 2015 and 2016,…
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Justice
The ABC of policing
In recent years, against the backdrop of severe budgetary constraints, policing across the North has experienced a major overhaul,…
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Energy and Environment
Feeding optimism
Richard Halleron analyses the challenges facing the agri-food sector in 2017. Last year was a topsy-turvy one for local…
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Energy and Environment
The Food Heartland
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough has now firmly established itself as the Food Heartland of Northern Ireland. It is…
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Energy and Environment
The sustainability challenge
Senior Economist in the Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD, Jonathan Brooks believes there is no question that the world can…
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Energy and Environment
A fair Brexit deal
Agri-Food Strategy Board Chairman Tony O’Neill has raised concerns that the UK’s desire for cheap food could be detrimental…
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Energy and Environment
Smart agriculture
Teagasc Director, Professor Gerry Boyle discusses the acceleration and expansion of technology in mitigating the challenges facing Ireland’s agri-food sector.…
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Energy and Environment
Oil and milk prices are closely linked
CEO of LacPatrick, Gabriel D’Arcy, discusses the correlation between rising oil prices and increased spending on dairy products. LacPatrick…
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Energy and Environment
Great Britain will continue to be the main export market for agri-food from Northern Ireland
The history books will confirm that BSE sounded the death knell for, what 20 years ago, was a genuine…
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Economy
Assessing the Social Economy Work Programme
Following the Department of Economy’s decision to re-appoint Social Enterprise NI (SENI) to deliver the next three years of…
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